Kidnapping Clue Letter Shocks Milne Family In New York
G men and New York police joined the search for Caleb J. Milne 24 after a letter from a kidnapper claimed the brother was in the country and demanded a large cash sum. The note mentions Philadelphia grandfather and a Dr Green. Frederic Milne reported the disappearance and noted a studio on East 37th street.
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New York
G-men
Caleb J. Milne
Philadelphia
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Clarence D. McKean
New England
Department of Justice
Boston
Milne
Frederic
Caleb
Fred
Dr. Greene
P. S
Grandpapa
Henry Devlin
East 37Th Street
Dr. Green
Gracie Square
Louise Tarbell
86Th Street
East River
Green
Champ Liar Wins Spotlight In 1936 Contest
Verne L Osborn, 26, an Irish lumber mill worker from Shelton Washington, aims to defend his world champion liar title awarded last year by the Burlington Wisconsin Liars club. He promises a lie that will end all lies and says judges will identify him by his story as thousands compete for the 1936 crown in Burlington on New Year’s Eve.
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Shelton
Wash
Verne L. Osborn
Burlington
Wis
Liars’ Club
Rhodes Scholarships Candidates Picked For Final Selections
Twelve Rhodes scholarship candidates were examined by the sixth district committee in New Orleans. The district includes Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas with four to be chosen. Alabama candidates Edwin Irby Hatch and Carleton B Chapman. Texas Morris Keeton and Alben H Warren. Oklahoma Hugh Comfort and Lawrence Reedy. Louisiana Howard K. Smith Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Taxes
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Edwin Irby Hatch
Uniontown
University of the South
Sewanee
Carleton B. Chapman
Talladega
Davidson College
Davidson
N. C
Texas
Morris Keeton
Overton
Southern Methodist University
Alben H. Warren
Houston
Princeton University
Hugh Comfort
Norman
Lawrence Reedy
EF Reno
University of Oklahoma
Howard K. Smith, Jr
Commerce Dept Approves 38 WPA Airport Improvements
The commerce department approved improvement of 38 airports with WPA funds. WPA approval also is required before any project is eligible for a federal allotment. The projects included Louisiana Many, valued at $35,522.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Louisiana
Forsythe Park Natatorium Site Chosen For City Pool
Mayor Arnold Bernstein announced a $120,000 Works Progress Administration funded natatorium will be built on Forsythe park at the former municipal railway terminal. City officials and organizers said the site will be fully beautified with landscaping and trees around the old ball park beside the car barns, which will be removed.
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Federal Works Progress Administration
Arnold Bernstein
City Municipal Railway
Forsythe Park
Bernstein
Japanese Army Extends Power in North China
Reports from Peiping and Kalgan say Japanese forces tighten grip in north China. Ten students killed and 15 wounded in protests against autonomy movement as Bayonet armed troops seize railway yards and seal gates. Tangku autonomous state and rail hub under Japanese control amid heightened emergency.
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North
China
London
Reuters
Peiping
North China Autonomy Movement
Associated Press
Kalgan
Chahar Province
Great Wall
East Hopeh
Tangku
Dr Isaac Cline to retire from Weather Bureau
New Orleans. December 16. Dr Isaac Monroe Cline veteran meteorologist and author plans to retire at the start of the year after 52 years of service. He may open an art shop in the Vieux Carre. W F McDonald expected to succeed him as principal meteorologist in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Isaac Monroe Cline
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
New Orleans Vieux Carre
Good Fellows Fund Seeks Donations Before December Deadline
The Good Fellows Fund remains short of its promised total as Christmas shopping crowds pass and few contributions arrive. A deadline of Saturday December 21 looms, with events planned this week at Three Mile Inn on DeSiard road to boost the drive.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Good Fellows Christmas Fund
DeSiard Street
Good Fellows Fund
Twin Cities
Three Mile Inn
DeSiard Road
Huge Bridge Opens Over Mississippi at New Orleans
One of Louisiana’s largest projects, a 13 million dollar rail vehicle bridge over the Mississippi above New Orleans, opened today with dignitaries in attendance. Rose Long will cut the highway ribbon and Augusta Walmsley will formally open the railroad side while carriers and special displays mark the ceremony.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Rose Long
Huey P. Long
Augusta Walmsley
T. Semmes Walmsley
Post Office Department
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Public
Patron Held for Embezzling in New Orleans Case
August Patron 35 former manager of an exclusive Boston club faces embezzlement charges of over 10000 dollars in New Orleans. He was arrested in Lake Charles by Sheriff Henry A. Reid who mistook him for fugitive kidnapper Thomas Henry Robinson Jr wearing women’s clothing.
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New Orleans
Boston
Lake Charles
Patton
Henry A. Reid
Calcasieu Parish
Thomas Henry Robinson, Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
Louisville
Injury Fatal Death After Automobile Crash
Frank Francis, 43, a machinist, died at Charity hospital from internal injuries after a December 8 automobile accident. Assistant coroner Dr. Robert H. Potts said death was due to general peritonitis caused by the injuries.
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New Orleans
Frank Francis
Charity Hospital
Robert H. Potts
Calles Left by Majority of Former Backers
In a dramatic turn, Calles loses broad support as backers depart. The Senate faces a new charge after he allegedly plotted sedition, triggering calls for accountability and political upheaval.
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Calles
Senate
Protected by Guards New Military Commander In Charge In Mexico
President Lazaro Cardenas gains firm control as Calles stays hidden at his Mexico City home guarded by troops and allies shift loyalty. Observers say Cardenas has forestalled Calles political comeback while Portes Gil condemns Calles return as grave miscalculation.
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Mexico Valley Zone
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Plutarco Elias Calles
Calles
Senate
Cardenas
Emilio Portes Gil
National Revolutionary (Government
Kidnap Charge Is Preferred In Fight Over Tot
York South Carolina December sixteenth police report a custody dispute escalated when B M Lee and seven year old Richmond H Hilton Jr disappeared from a York courtroom during a custody hearing. They returned with the boy to Lees attorney's office and notified Judge J Henry Johnson the hearing would resume later the same day.
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Lee
J. Henry Johnson
Child Taken During Court Action in York custody dispute
In York South Carolina on December 16 B M Lee was charged with kidnapping seven year old Richmond H Hilton Jr during a courtroom custody hearing where Richmond's mother Mrs Kenner Hertford sought his custody from Lee.
Key Witness Held In Liggett Assassination
Chief of Police Frank Forestal reports the arrest of Wesley Anderson known as Mr Isaacson, a key witness in the Walter Liggett murder. He and a woman were found via license plate tracking at an apartment near the Liggett home. They were taken to St. Paul for a conference with Attorney General H H Peterson.
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Minneapolis
Frank Forestal
Walter Liggett
Wesley Andersoh
Isaacson
Liggett
St. Paul
H. H. Peterson
Women pledge to oppose boss rule in speech
In a bold address a female speaker rejects boss dominance and predicts women will back fair elections. She ridicules alleged theft charges and says mothers will repudiate the gambler leader, urging support for clean governance.
Louisiana Campaigns Marksville Avoyelles Parish Clash
In Avoyelles Parish candidates on the state machine and Home Rule tickets contest the governor’s race. Governor Allen decries politicalizing schools and cites Laborde, McNeil, and Laborde’s stance. Dear of Iowa urges women to resist Bob Maestri's influence as machine power looms over pensions and oil lands.
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Bob” Maestri
New Orleans
Iowa
Cleveland Dear
Marksville
Avoyelles Parish
State Machine
Richard W. Leche
Home Rule Ticket
Earl K. Long
O. K. Allen
Huey P. Long
Laborde
McNeil
Leonard A. Allen
Congress
Cliffe E. Laborde
Avoyelles
Allen
Philo Coco
de Soto
Huey Long
Congressional
Louisiana
Bob Maestri
Dear
St. Bernard
Jefferson Parishes
Earl Long
George M. Lester
West Feliciana Parish
Lester
Texas
Dick Leche
Allen Ellender
Oscar Allen
James A. Noe
Seymour Weiss
Earle Christenberry
Iberville
Quachita Parishes
Candidate Opposed To Administration Dies
Dr Pratt Garland a Senate candidate on the anti admin ticket died at Eunice La from pneumonia after falling ill during his campaign. Burial was at Myrtle Grove cemetery with Masonic services. He is survived by his wife a sister and five brothers. former District Attorney R Lee Garland of Opelousas is an uncle.
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Opelousas
Louisiana
Pratt Garland
Eunice
Garland
State Senate
Myrtle Grove
R. Lee Garland
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Cale
Champ
Chahar
Dr. Cline
Irene Therese Whitfield Adeaistlars
Gatlin Grocery Co
Omega
Orleans
York
S. C
B. M. Lee
Richmond H. Hilton, Jr
Laws Administration
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